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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT WILLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOCK-CA R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,935, datedOctober 9, 1888.

Application filed February 15, 1888. Serial No. 264,088. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT WILLs, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Cars, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an end elevation. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on one side of a car, showing the feed-rack and water-trough raised. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of one side of the car, showing the feed-rack and watertrough lowered. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section through the car, showing one end thereof.

The transportation of stock with the old style of stock-cars is unsatisfactory, for the reason that no provision is found in those cars for feeding and watering the stock in transit.

The object of this invention is to construct feeding and watering devices which can be readily applied to the old style of stock-cars without any change in the construction of the cars, and by which stock in transit can be fed and watered as required; and its nature consists in the several parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims as new.

In the drawings, A represents the body of an ordinary stock-car.

Bis the roof of the car.

0 is a tank to contain water, located on the roof of the car, and occupying, as shown, the place of the ordinary running-board.

D is a pipe leading from the tank 0 over the roof on one side and down the side of the car and entering a coupling, 1).

E is a pipe entering the coupling b at one side and supported in a suitable box or hearing at the opposite end, and, as shown,the end of the pipe E in the coupling 7) has an opening which will line with the pipe D when the water-trough is down; but when the watertrough is up this hole is carried around and the solid portion of the pipe forms a cut-off for the suppy, and, as shown, the supply from the tank 0 to the pipe D can be shut off or opened by means of a valve, a.

F is a watering-trough supported from the pipe E by a neck, 0, and side straps, d, as shown in Fig. 3, the attachment being arigid space.

one, so that by rocking the pipe or tube E the water-trough can be raised and lowered.

G is an arm secured to the end of the pipe or tube E in any firm manner, and lying, as shown, outside of the car end.

H is arod or link pivotally attached at one end to the arm or crank G.

I is a vertical rod connected at its lower end to the rod or link H and passing. up to the top of the car, and, as shown, this rod is made in two sections pivoted together, so that when the parts are in the position shown by the full lines in Fig. 1 the. other sections of the rod I can be laid on the roof and occupy but little The top end of the lower section of the rod I has a notch, c, with which the end of a catch,f, can be made to engage to hold the rod in its elevated position, and the catch f is pivoted between ears 9, secured to the roof of the car. Y

J is a sleeve secured to the end of the car and through which the red I slides, the sleeve forming a guide for the rod to insure a straightline movement.

K is a feeding-rack formed of slats h and connecting strips or pieces 1 L are guide-rods, on each of which is mounted a slide, it, connected with the top strip, 2', of the rack by an eye or loop, j. The rods L are secured at one end to the center piece of the car-roof and at the other end to the side piece of the car, the rods lying adjacent to the roof.

M are guide-rods secured to the side of the car, and each rod carries a slide, m, which is connected with the bottom piece, '5, of the rack by an eye or loop, Z. The guide-rods L M, in

connection with the slides 70 m, furnish asupport for the rack, by which it can be raised, as shown in Fig. 2, or dropped to the position shown in Fig. 3, ready for use.

N is a rope attached at one end to the eye 11. on the bottom piece, 2', of the rack and running up over a pulley or grooved wheel, 0.

O is a weight connected to the end of the rope N and moving in asuitable guideway formed therefor in the side wall of the car, and by which the rack K will be thrown up into the position shown in Fig. 2.

P is.a rope attached at one end to an eye, 1),

on the bottom bar, 2', of the rack K, and ruu- I ning down under a pulley, 12, attached to the side piece of the car-body, and thence running up through the roof of the car, and having at its end a loop, 1), in the form shown.

Q is a rod formed in two sections pivoted together, the lower section being pivoted to an ear, q, on the bottom rail, t, of the rack K, and the upper section passing up through the roof of the car and having on its end ahandle, q, and to this handle is pivoted a swinging loop, r, the free end of which is arranged to engage with a catch or hook, 8, attached to the top of the car, and this loop 1' and catch .9 hold the rodp down when the parts are as shown in Fig. 3, and when the rack is raised the upper section of the rod Q can be turned down to lie flat on the canroof.

R are doors in the roof B through which the feed can be placed in the racks.

S is a flexible cover formed of slats '6, secured to a flexible band, a, so that the cover S will follow the rack up when raised in the position shown in Fig. 2, or will be carried down by the descent of the rack, as shown in Fig. 3, leaving a clear space at the lower end of the cover for the withdrawal of the feed when the rack is down, but effectually closing the rack when up, as shown in Fig. 2.

The water-supply tube D is duplicated for both sides of the car, and this tube can be located on the roof at the center of the car and then run down and branched to supply water to troughs at both ends and on both sides of the car, for which purpose the tubes E are also duplicated for both ends and sides of the car,as well as the devices for rocking the rods to raise and lower the watering-troughs, and as many watering-troughs are to be secured to the rocking tube E as may be required. The racks K are also to be located at both ends and on both sides of the car, the rack for each side extending along the side of the car between the door and end of the car, and the weights, ropes, and push-rods by which the racks are operated are to be duplicates of the parts represented by the letters 0, P, and Q, and each rack is to be carried by slides working on rods corresponding to the rods L and M.

In use, when the operation of feeding and watering is not to be done, the feed-troughs F are turned up and the racks K are raised, as shown in Fig. 2, and the feeding-troughs are turned down by pushing down on the rod I,

which carries down the end of the link H, attached thereto, turning the arm or crank G down and lowering the feed-troughs on one side of the car, and the feed-troughs on the opposite side are turned down by the same movement of the rod I, which carries down the end of a link, H, attached thereto, and turns down the arm or crank G. The racks are thrown down for use by pulling upon the rope P, which pulls down the lower end of the rack and raises the weight 0 through the rope N, and also carries down the rod Q, and when the rack K is down the loop r drops over the hook s and holds the rod Qagainst upward rise, locking the rack down, and when the watertroughs F are down the cock a can be opened, allowing the water from the tank 0 to pass through the tube D and tube E and enter the trough F, a suitable opening being provided in the tube E for the water to pass to the trough, and when the rack K is down, as shown in Fig. 3, the door It can be raised and the feed placed in the rack, after which the door can be closed.

The troughs and racks can be left down as long as required, and when not required for use the troughs can be turned up into a vertical position by raising the rod I into the position shown by the full lines in Fig. 1, and when raised the parts are locked by the engagement of the catch f with the notch e of the rod 1, and the racks can be raised by releasing the loop 0' from the hook 8, when the weight 0 will descend, carrying up the lower end of the rack into the position shown in Fig. 1, and when the troughs and racks are all raised the jointed rods 1 and Q can be turned down out of the way, and these rods are also out of the way when the troughs and racks are lowered.

The movable troughs and racks enable the car to be used for the transportation of stock, as these parts can be readily thrown down into the position to receive the water and feed,and when it is desired to use the car for any other purpose than the transportation of stock'the troughs and feed-racks can be thrown up, as shown in Fig. 2, leaving the entire interior space of the car clear for the reception of whatever it is desired to transport.

The racks and troughs and the parts connected therewith can be readily attached to an ordinary stock-car without any change in the body of the car, as all that will be required is to place the tank 0 on top of the car in lieu of the running-board and connect the supplypipcs D therewith, and connect the supply pipes D with the pipes or tubes E, carrying the troughs F and mounted in suitable supports on the car-body, and attach to the pipes or tubes E the cranks, connecting-rods, and vertical rod by which the cranks and links are operated, and the racks K can be supported in position by the guide-rods L and M, which are attached to the body of the car without any change in the body, and to which rack can be connected the ropes and weight and locking-rod by which the rack is operated.

The tank 0 is to have suitable filling-openings, which can be covered by a hinged flap or door at the end of the tank, as in Fig. 4., or a man-hole or other covered opening.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The tank C, supply-pipe D, and coupling 1), in combination with the rocking supplypipe E, supported at the inner end by the coupling 1) and carrying a trough, F, for supplying water to the trough F, substantially as specified.

2. The tank 0, supply-pipe D, and rocking supply-pipe E, having the trough F rigidly attached thereto, in combination with the crank G, link H, and rod I, for rocking the supply-pipe E and raising and lowering the trough F, substantially as specified.

3. The tank 0, supply-pipe D, rocking supply-pipe E, and watering-trough F, in combination with the crank G, link H, pulley-rod I, guide J, and a locking-catch for the rod I, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. The sliding rack K, supported by the rods L and M, in combination with a flexible cover, S, substantially as specified.

5. The rack K, sliding on the rods L and M, and cover S, in combination with the rope N and weight 0, for balancing the'weight of the rack K and cover S, substantially as specified.

6. The sliding rack K, supported by the rods L and M, in combination with the flexible cover S and locking-rod Q, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

7. The combination, with a folding rack, K, of a locking-rod, Q, for holding the rack when lowered, substantially as specified.

8. The combination, with a folding rack, K, of a lifting-weight, O, a lowering-rope, P, and a locking-rod, Q, substantially asand for the purposes specified.

9. The combination, with a folding rack, K, supported on rods L and M, of the rod Q, loop 1-, and catch 8, substantially as and for the puro poses specified.

ROBERT VILLS.

\Vitnesses:

M. OASSIDY, NORMAN R. ADAMS. 

